Where does “biasa” come from?

biasa (Indonesian) comes from Malay biasa, from Old Javanese [[byasa]], [[bhyāsa]], [[abhyāsa]], from Sanskrit अभ्यास, from Sanskrit अभ्यस्, from Sanskrit अस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *has-.

biasa (Indonesian): normal, ordinary, regular; common; used, usual,...

Definitions

  1. normal, ordinary, regular; common; used, usual,...

Ancestry of “biasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybiasanormal; normal, ordinary, regular; common
2Old Javanese[[byasa]], [[bhyāsa]], [[abhyāsa]]—
3Sanskritअभ्यासhabit; practice, habit
4Sanskritअभ्यस्to be over, reign over, excel, surpass, overpower
5Sanskritअस्to be; to throw
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*has-—

Words derived from “biasa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *has- →Every word from Sanskrit अस् →Every word from Sanskrit अभ्यस् →